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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Business Day Media

Michael Pietsch, chief executive of Hachette. Publishers know that whatever terms Hachette ends up with, they will all get.
Keith Hayes

Michael Pietsch, chief executive of Hachette. Publishers know that whatever terms Hachette ends up with, they will all get.

Michael Pietsch, chief executive of the Hachette Book Group, finds himself fighting not just for the future of his company, but for that of every publisher that works with Amazon.

Philadelphia Inquirer Co-Owner Among 7 Killed in Massachusetts Plane Crash

Lewis Katz, an owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, died along with six other people when a private jet erupted into a ball of fire as it took off outside Boston.

DealBook

For Now, Sponsors Unlikely to Cut Ties With Phil Mickelson

A federal investigation into possible insider trading has been ongoing for about two years, and experts say that it typically takes more than just the whiff of wrongdoing to scare off a brand.

The Media Equation

Reflections on Lewis Katz, a Believer in Journalism

Mr. Katz, who died in a plane crash on Saturday, had just won an auction last week to take control of the Philadelphia newspapers.

Amazon and a Mattel Unit Plan a ‘Content Hub’ Focusing on Children

The shopping website is teaming with Hit Entertainment to offer episodes of the children’s television program “Fireman Sam” and the opportunity to buy related products, side by side.

Media Decoder

The Story of Gay America, via Personal Interviews

OutLoud, which will begin on June 28, the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, will focus on young and minority gays and those who lived before the riots.

‘Maleficent’ Casts Spell, Burying ‘Ways to Die’

Angelina Jolie and Walt Disney’s live-action label turned out large crowds for “Maleficent,” as Seth MacFarlane discovered there is no surer way to die in the West than making a vanity film.

ArtsBeat

‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Recap: Can Geekiness Be Entertaining?

A couple of broody guys drawn together, against their better judgement.

Corner Office

Gina Centrello, on Teamwork as Its Own Energy Source

The president and publisher of the Random House Publishing Group says that “there’s a magic that happens when everybody’s working together.”

Vocations

Catching Their Every Word

A real-time broadcast captioner says her job “is a bit like a musician playing “Flight of the Bumblebee” — one has to be extremely fast to do the work well.

Bits Blog

Why Is Amazon Squeezing Hachette? Maybe It Really Needs the Money

Amazon used to take margin from its suppliers so it could sell things more cheaply. Now, it needs the margin for itself.

After Losing Time Inc. Business, Distributor Is to Close

Time Inc. last weekend decided to stop using Source Interlink as the distributor for its magazine because of unpaid fees.

Journalist-Turned-Spokesman Resigns as Daily Voice of the White House

Jay Carney spent more than three years jousting daily with former colleagues over issues from the Benghazi terrorist attack to the botched health care rollout.

Amid Moves on Shield Laws, Journalist Tells of a 2011 Subpoena Fight

A reporter’s story of being asked to reveal his sources adds a chapter to the administration’s crackdown on unauthorized leaks.

‘Wimpy Kid’ Author to Open Bookstore in Hometown

The author, Jeff Kinney, wants to help restore the downtown area of Plainville, Mass., which is southwest of Boston.

Kevin Reilly, Head of Fox’s Programming, Is Stepping Down

Mr. Reilly is stepping down as head of entertainment programming after three consecutive years of steep declines in ratings for “American Idol,” a show crucial to the network’s profits.

Right to Be Forgotten? Not That Easy

A recent court ruling in Europe has accelerated requests that Internet search companies remove links to individuals’ data. Once a contested item is online, however, the genie will not easily go back in the bottle.

Dave Herman, a Pioneer of Rock Radio, Dies at 78

In the late 1960s and ’70s, Mr. Herman began experimenting with free-form rock music programming, something that was novel at the time on FM radio.

The Media Equation

Amazon Absorbing Price Fight Punches

By blocking inventory from the Hachette Book Group, Amazon has become the less-than-everything store.

Advertising

Subway Expands Its Slate of Original Web Shows

In a move reflecting increased viewership of web video, Subway is set announce a new original online series built around Cimorelli, a pop-music sister act with an online following.

Advertising

A Digital Agency Draws a Pair of Aces in Brazil

Hugo Veiga and Diego Machado, who created acclaimed initiatives for Unilever’s Dove brand, will open AKQA’s creative center in São Paulo.

Advertising

Underscoring Success of Live TV, Music Specials Will Make a Return

The revival dovetails with a growing programming trend: a desire among networks to give viewers more shows deemed worth watching — and discussing on social media — in real time, making it likelier that commercials will be seen.

Economic Scene

Concentrated Markets Take Big Toll on Economy

The excess profits companies can extract from their customers when they face little or no competition — known to economists as “rents” — may be deepening income inequality, experts argue.

Advertising

A Girl Gets Mothers to Start Biking Again

An online video campaign from Huffy features a 10-year-old girl getting women to take time from adult work to ride bikes.

From Opinion
Op-Ed Contributor

How Book Publishers Can Beat Amazon

They may have to control their own online marketplace.

From Sunday Review
Opinion

The Media Has a Woman Problem

A new study shows a stubborn gender disparity.

Stuart Elliott's In Advertising
Campaign Spotlight

Cause Marketing Effort Is Centered on the Negroni

Campari America and Imbibe Media are joining forces for Negroni Week, with the goal of raising $100,000 for charities nationwide.

Q. and A. With Stuart Elliott

An advertising partnership between M&M;’s and Geico draws attention, just as intended.

Webdenda

Accounts and People of Note in the Advertising Industry

Albania has hired StrawberryFrog to create a tourism advertising campaign.

Most Wanted
Popular Demand

June arrives with a different Final Four, as the Miami Heat take on the San Antonio Spurs in the N.B.A. Finals — a rematch of 2013.

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